On September 26th, Australia’s ABC TISSUE charity train TianLai action sent warm love which was held in JunDiPing subdistrict office of WuLingYuan.It is understood that the ” charity train TianLai action ” is advocated by overseas Chinese Chinese affairs office contact Australia, “Australia paper king “, WeiJiCheng. The 70 love cotton-padded clothes, specialized donated to issue to 5 protected people, mentally retarded people and the person which was influenced by the flood.Translated by Sophia

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In order to implement the policy of Express Way for Free during National Day, more than 2, 200 newly-opened parking spaces have been providing for independent tourists by private cars to Wulinyuan Scenic Spot, Zhangjaijie,. Besides, the transportation map of the resort, which is detailed in best courses to go and where to park, is also available without charge. Moreover, the security management of transportation and reasonable plan of parking during the coming Golden Week has been fully and considerately strengthened and arranged so as to ease the tourist flood just around the corner.During the period of Golden Week, all traffic polices in Wulinyuan Scenic Spot will be in charge to preserve the transportation security. Taking into account the parking situation here, the Traffic Police Station has finished drawing the location map of 1, 600 small and 600 mass parking spaces which will be available for free on the right access of the core scenic spots in Wulinyuan, Zhangjiajie during the Golden Week.Perfect park decks and courses are lying on the map, waiting for you!Translated by Vincent Chou

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The song named Build a Bright Future won the gold medal and became the theme of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park with the award of 30, 000 RMB. It is by Zou Meifang, a local musician, and stood out from the nationwide collection for five cultural signs of this park such as the Park Song, the Park Essay, etc.In honor of the 30th anniversary of China’s national forest parks establishment as well as the Zhangjiajie International Forest Conservation Festival, the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park conducted this collection and the award ceremony on 13th this September. Totally over 400 pieces of works witnessed the support, passion and attention from the folk of different areas. And through the process of making, uploading, the preliminary contest, related experts’ selection, the voting in the internet and the publicizing, this piece of work, using its unique charm as the top 1, faded all others and ended the blank that Zhangjiajie National Forest Park was with no park song.Translated by Vincent Chou

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A mass dating for meeting the prospective mate named “Dating a Pretty Tujia Ethnic Girl” is going to undertaking from 19th to 21st this October, at the Xibu Street, Wulinyuan Resort, Zhangjiajie, in the orientation of “Let’s meet on Wulin Mountian, fall in love in Zhangjiajie and live a happy life atXibu Street”.“Dating a Pretty Tujia Ethnic Girl” was originated fromWulinMountainsRangein Zhanjiajie and now it has a long history of more than 300 years. Regarded as one of the most important customs of Tujia Ethnic Group, the mass dating enjoys the reputation of “The Historical Eastern Valentine’s Day”. The exciting, interesting and entertaining dating consists of several sessions known as the opening show, “Drink the Block-Door Wine (males have to drink in large bowls to please females until they open the door)”, Love Songs Singing, Personal Show, “Go to a Market( males and females bring their own agricultural products and crafts to sell or exchange)”, Bonfire Party, “Blind Engagement( a girl throws a ball made of colored silk strips with her eyes closed or her back to the crowd, and the boy who get the ball will have a chance of dating that girl)”, Challenge Difficult Games to Win Ingenious Courtship, Romantic Yard Walking, etc. All these activities are featured with the local cultures and customs, the interaction between males and females, as well as the combination of ancient and modern beauty.Do not hesitate and come here to have a date!Translated by Vincent Chou#gallery-1 {margin: auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-1 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {margin-left: 0;}

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On September 26th, Yichang to Zhangjiajie highway construction officially starts. This project connects Wudang mountain, shennongjia, the three gorges dam, zhangjiajie, and so many famous tourist scenic spot together. It is known as “golden channel” between hubei and hunan. When it is completed, it will break wuling mountains between zhangjiajie and the Yangtze river, thus realizing 2 hours non-stop.The highway begins at DangYang, hubei, and stoppes at CiLi, with a total length of 118.3 km, which estimated investment of 14.7 billion yuan. The average investment of every km is about 125 million yuan, mainly including five seats super large bridge, 900 meters of the Yangtze river bridge, 2 seats specialty tunnel. It is one of the items about highest single kilometers highway in hubei.Translated by Sophia

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The 19th of September, 2012 marked the unveiling ceremony of Wu Guan zhong’s statue in National Forest Park of Zhangjiajie. Several distinguished leaders and guests attended the ceremony.Wu Guanzhong, born in Jiangsu province, is a well-known master of Chinese traditional paining. Besides, he is an ardent lover of ZJJ . To search for painting materials, Mr. Wu went on a journey to Xiangxi in the late autumn of 1979. As he came to ZJJ, he was so enchanted by the mysterious, charming and breath-breaking scenery that he created a huge painting and a delicate prose. In his words, it was a city full of hidden beauty and natural miracle.Thereafter he established a friendly relationship with the local people and have been dedicated to championing for the city he adores deeply, especially Zhangjiajie National Forest Park which was called Zhangjiajie Forest Area. Through his full support with other famous celebrities, it helped draw national leader’s attention and later on build the first national forest park of China in 1982.For the moment the people in ZJJ are very proud of the city for its status as a world-class tourist city. In honor of him, the city awarded him the Honorary Citizen of ZJJ in 2008. To the sorrow of the citizen here, he passed away 2 years later. Although he is away, his spirit will always with them.Translated by Emma

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The Forth Hunan Art Festival dropped its curtain in Changsha at the night of September 29. During the festival, eight theme activities were carried out in Changsha, Yueyang and Shaoyang. The organizing committee meticulously picked out 24 operas representing the newest achievements of artistic creation of Hunan, held exhibitions of calligraphy, fine arts, photographs and collections, and staged such activities as "Citizens Accessing KTV", making appreciation of art and watch of exhibition crazes to citizens. The festival advocated mass participation and evaluation, benefiting over 2 million people. After evaluation of experts, the awards of the festival were decided. In terms of professional stage art, Qi Opera "Yue Fei", folk dance "colorful Hunan Flavor", Kunqu Opera "The Story of the White Rabbit" and classical Play "On the Long March" won the Special Prize of Tianhan Award. Xiang Opera "Tan Sitong", Shadow Play "Dance with Wolves" and nine more plays won Tianhan Award. Another nine plays won Outstanding Play Award of Tianhan. As for the public culture stage art, 94 plays won the "Hunan Group Star Award". Translator: Zhang Minsi Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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It was announced on September 28 that China's top ten pavilions of great cultural significance will sign the "Changsha Declaration" to jointly apply for a spot on the list of tangible cultural heritage established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Ognization (UNESCO). The ten pavilions include Yueyang Pavilion (Yueyang City, Hunan Province), Yellow Crane Pavilion (Wuhan City, Hubei Province), Tengwang Pavilion (Pavilion of Prince Teng) (Nanchang City), Guanque Pavilion (Yongji City, Shanxi Province), Penglai Pavilion (Penglai City, Shandong Province), Daguan Pavilion (Great View Pavilion) (Kunming City, Yunnan Province), Yuejiang Pavilion (Yangtze Pavilion) (Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province), Tianxin Pavilion (Changsha City, Hunan Province), Bell Tower and Drum Tower (Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province), and Tianyi Pavilion (Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province). The declaration will be signed at the 2012 Mayor's Forum on China's Well-known Historical and Cultural Pavilions & the 9th Annual Symposium on Renowned Pavilions that is set to run from November 2 to 4 in Changsha.Themed with "Culture: root and soul of a city", the grand event is composed of six theme activities, including the cultural forum on the renowned pavilions, signing of citizens from the ten cities to support the application, the musical fireworks display on the Orange Isle, and "Pavilion Hosts Eye Changsha". Participating cities will have an extensive discussion on the way to effectively integrate their cultural resources, promote their traditional culture, build a modern urban culture, and upgrade their images and soft power. Translator: Liu Fen   Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Jiang Zuobing, deputy director of the standing committee of Hunan Provincial People’s Congress, met in Changsha with a South Korean delegation led by Chairman of the IEF (International E-sport Festival) Organizing Committee Nam Kyung-pil on September 27.The delegation, consisting of 11 members including entrepreneurs and representatives of South Korea National Assembly visited Hunan from September 26 and 29. They aim to celebrate the 20th anniversary of establishment of China-South Korea diplomatic tie and promote bilateral cooperation.Mr. Jiang extended welcome to Korean guests and briefed them on the province's current situation. Mr. Nam Kyung-pil remarked that the issues like unequal distribution of income and urban-rural gap should be paid great attention by both countries. He hoped that China and South Korean could realize mutual benefits through learning from each other and jointly exploring solutions on these issues.Translator: Wang Bilian Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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2012 Jinmao Meixi Lake Cup National Road Cycling Tournament & China (Changsha) Cycling Invitational Race commences along the Xiangjiang River on September 26. The four-day tournament attracted 700 plus cyclists including some London Olympic bicyclist like Wong Kam-po. The Individual Time Trial, Youth Individual Time Trial and Cycling Race around Changsha are scheduled to start off and reach the goal at the Central Square of International Community around the Meixi Lake. The track around the city covers 7.55km with 10 tracks for males and 8 tracks for females. The individual road race with the total distance of 30km starts on the former site of Yuxiang Cotton Mill on the western bank of the Xiangjiang River before the riders head north through Xiaoxiang Avenue . They then cross Yinpenling Bridge and continue out through Yuelu Avenue, West 2nd Ring Road and Pingtang Avenue. After passing Yanghuyuan Wetland Park, they cycle through Yuetang Road, South Xiaoxiang Avenue, Xiaoxiang Avenue and back to the site of Yuxiang Cotton Mill for a dramatic finish. Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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